Johnny Lanning

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 6, 1910 in Asheville, NC us

Died: November 8, 1989 in Asheville, NC

Buried: Tweed Chapel Cemetery, Asheville, NC

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Debut: April 17, 1936 (Age 25-224d, 7,988th in major league history)
vs. NYG 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 12, 1947 (Age 36-248d)
vs. BRO 1.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: John Young Lanning

Nicknames: Tobacco Chewin' Johnny

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Relatives: Brother of Tom Lanning

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.7

ERA

3.58

278

104

1071.0

295

WHIP

1.341

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-25 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	22 (9-10-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
H Majeski	1
A Lopez	1
P Masi	1
E Miller	1

Most Driven In By
B Hassett	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	93	3 (2)	Apr 21	BSN	@	NYG	W,10-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	94	7 (3)	Apr 25	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.97	0.093	2.91	0.17%	0.89	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	95	14 (6)	May 6	BSN		CIN	L,4-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
4	96	24 (9)	May 18	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.09	-0.088	3.06	-0.15%	-0.67	P
5	97	27 (2)	May 21	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
6	98	29 (1)	May 23	BSN	@	CHC	L,8-15	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
7	99	31 (1)	May 25	BSN	@	STL	L,1-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
8	100	34 (2)	May 29	BSN	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	1.57	-0.129	1.66	-0.08%	-0.93	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	101	37 (2)	Jun 1	BSN		CIN	L,4-9	13-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	5						P
10	102	40 (2)	Jun 5	BSN		STL	W,10-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.26	0.012	.20	0.01%	1.62	P
11	103	46 (5)	Jun 11 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,4-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9						P
12	104	48 (1)	Jun 15	BSN	@	PIT	W,6-5	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9						P
13	105	51 (2)	Jun 18 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,6-12	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.93	-0.027	.54	-0.01%	-0.33	P
14	106	53 (1)	Jun 20	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9						P
15	107	55 (1)	Jun 22	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-7	3-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.32	0.026	.09	0.01%	0.80	P
16	108	57 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,8-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9						P
17	109	59 (1)	Jun 27	BSN		BRO	T,2-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	110	64 (4)	Jul 2 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	9						P
19	111	67 (2)	Jul 5	BSN		NYG	L,7-11	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	1.18	-0.032	.85	-0.01%	-0.31	P
20	112	71 (3)	Jul 9 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,6-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9						P
21	113	72	Jul 13 (1)	BSN		STL	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9						P
22	114	74 (1)	Jul 14	BSN		STL	W,10-4	1-GF	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	.10	0.005	.04	0.00%	-0.16	P
23	115	79 (4)	Jul 18	BSN		CIN	L,3-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	7						P
24	116	88 (8)	Jul 27 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,8-9	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.292	.500	9	.99	-0.054	.08	0.00%	-0.47	P
25	117	91 (2)	Jul 30	BSN	@	PIT	W,7-5	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.280	.480	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	118	98 (6)	Aug 7	BSN	@	BRO	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.280	.480	9						P
27	119	101 (2)	Aug 10	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-6	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.250	.429	9	.90	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
28	120	103 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,13-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.276	.483	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
29	121	109 (5)	Aug 19	BSN		BRO	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.258	.452	9	1.23	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
30	122	115 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,1-8	3-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.242	.424	9	.25	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	123	122 (6)	Sep 3 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.229	.400	9	1.02	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
32	124	130 (7)	Sep 12	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-8	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.162	.216	.378	9	.78	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
33	125	133 (2)	Sep 15	BSN	@	STL	L,0-1	12-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.162	.216	.378	2						P
34	126	135 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.162	.216	.378	9						P
35	127	136	Sep 17 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.211	.368	9	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
36	128	143 (6)	Sep 24 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-5	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.205	.359	9	.74	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
37	129	150 (6)	Sep 29 (2)	BSN		BRO	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9						P
							11-25		44	42	1	6	2	0	0	4	0	0	7	0	2		0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333		.76	-0.479	.63	-0.08%	-3.25

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